A scoping design study has been carried out of the feasibility of a small, 25 MWt (∼10 MWe), modular lead-cooled fast reactor coupled to an advanced power converter consisting of a gas turbine Brayton cycle that utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide as the working fluid. Major constraints of the study are an ultralong 20 year core lifetime, near zero reactivity burnup swing over the core lifetime, Pb primary coolant natural circulation heat transport, road transportability of plant modular assemblies including the reactor and guard vessels, and high Brayton cycle power conversion efficiency. It is found that the goal of a near zero reactivity burnup swing implies a low core power density that results in an unacceptably low discharge burnup.
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12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 25–29, 2004
Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-4687-3
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Scoping Studies for a Small Modular Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor
Chenggang Yu,
Chenggang Yu
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
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Michael A. Smith,
Michael A. Smith
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
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Earl E. Feldman,
Earl E. Feldman
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
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Won Sik Yang,
Won Sik Yang
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
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James J. Sienicki
James J. Sienicki
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
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Chenggang Yu
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Michael A. Smith
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Earl E. Feldman
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Won Sik Yang
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
James J. Sienicki
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
Paper No:
ICONE12-49495, pp. 533-543; 11 pages
Published Online:
November 17, 2008
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Yu, C, Smith, MA, Feldman, EE, Yang, WS, & Sienicki, JJ. "Scoping Studies for a Small Modular Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor." Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 1. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 25–29, 2004. pp. 533-543. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE12-49495
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